SOUTH NORTH going north to get south

It's time to say goodbye to the central  coast wine country region in California where the skies are mostly blue all day followed by big sky starry nights. Some days it could be mistaken for Tuscany as the hills roll with vineyards pruned neatly in tidy rows hibernating intentions for next seasons crop. 

I ate so much good food in this cowboy style countryside where first class restaurants abound. Sophistication is setting in with the wine growers and makers creating a whole new style Napa Valley South. 

It  will be a short stint north to Salt Spring Island British Columbia, Canada for a mere 10 days just to touch base, get my daughter and get to YVR to fly South to  Tulum Mexico for a spell, maybe San Cristobol de las Casas in Chiapas for a spell, maybe Belize's outer islands and for sure Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. A little vague,  I know,  as our travel style is without much restraint on time, having only one destination in mind....destination South where the climes shine the sun on our backs and warm our winter bones.